Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources - Reuters

Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources  Reuters

Senators demand answers on school strike in Iran as growing evidence points to US involvement - AP News

Senators demand answers on school strike in Iran as growing evidence points to US involvement  AP News

War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election

Hungary is going to the polls soon and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has one public enemy in his sights - Ukraine's president.

Deadly Attack on Oil Tankers Prompts Iraq to Close Oil Terminals

An attack off the Iraqi coast engulfed two oil tankers in flames, killing at least one person. Senior Iraqi officials believe the attack was Iranian.

By John Yoon and Erika Solomon

US Military Warns of Possible Strikes on Iranian Civilian Ports - Bloomberg.com

US Military Warns of Possible Strikes on Iranian Civilian Ports  Bloomberg.com

Escalating Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged Closure - WSJ

Escalating Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged Closure  WSJ

Supertankers rush to Red Sea port as Iran war chokes Gulf oil exports

Saudi pipeline allows ships to avoid perilous Strait of Hormuz but they must now brave notorious hotspot for Houthi attacks

Iranian Kurdish fighters in Iraq hope Tehran's 'hated dictatorship' will fall

Between 4,000 and 5,000 Iranian Kurdish fighters are based in Iraqi Kurdistan. They have high hopes for the US-Israeli operation in Iran.

Donald Trump’s mixed messages on Iran leave questions unanswered

More than a week into the US-Israel war on Iran, president has provided little clarity on how the conflict might end This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday One week into the war with Iran, the central questions about the conflict remained largely unanswered: what would constitute victory, how long the crisis might last and whether the United States was responsible for a deadly strike on a girls’ elementary school that has...

By Hugo Lowell

Morning news brief

U.S.-Israel strikes continue as Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz, Trump ran on lower gas prices, but the Iran war challenges that, probe points to U.S. being at fault for Iran school strike.

By Steve Inskeep

Iran war: What is happening on day 13 of US-Israel attacks?

Cyberattacks, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and rising oil prices are deepening the global consequences of the war.

What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran - CNN

What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran  CNN

Lethal elite 'black-clad' kill squad guards Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Elite NOPO force protects new Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei while deploying around prisons holding political detainees amid reports of prisoner protests.

Three more ships struck in the Persian Gulf as Iran warns of oil prices hitting $200

The latest incidents in or near the Strait of Hormuz come shortly after Iran warned the world to prepare for $200 oil prices.

Social media video shows drone strike on Oman oil storage facility

A video posted to social media Wednesday shows a drone strike on an oil storage facility at Oman's Port of Salalah. CBC News verified the footage by matching the facility shown to maps and other pictures of the port, by comparing the explosion to other videos showing the facility burning and by confirming the uniform worn by a worker in the video is from a company that owns one of the ships present in the port on Wednesday.

Iran war: Oil prices jump as Iran steps up tanker attacks

Iran is continuing to target energy infrastructure across the Gulf. Iraq paused operations at all of its oil ports after an attack on two tankers and Oman has evacuated all ships from its main export terminal. Follow DW.

US-Israeli war on Iran may spark nuclear arms race, Carnegie scholar says

Zhao Tong is a senior fellow with the Nuclear Policy Programme at Washington-based think tank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and its East Asia-based research centre on contemporary China, Carnegie China. His research focuses on strategic security issues, including nuclear weapons policy, deterrence, arms control, non-proliferation, missile defence, hypersonic weapons, regional security in the Asia-Pacific and China’s security and foreign policy. SCMP Plus readers get early acc...

By Seong Hyeon Choi

US war on Iran: 'An American war in desperate search of a strategy'

FRANCE 24's François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Rouzbeh Parsi, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Lund University in Sweden. According to Dr. Parsi, the current political situation in Iran should be approached with caution, too much attention is being paid to the potential rise of Mojtaba Khamenei. Yet the Islamic Republic is not a system built around a single person, especially during a time of war. Decision-making power lies with institutions such as the Revolutionary Guards and the broader s...

By François PICARD

Video: Fuel tankers erupt in flames after Iranian boat attacks

Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters.

By Luke Reevey

Satellite images capture airstrikes reducing Iran's vintage American-made F-14 Tomcats to wreckage

The wreckage of two F-14 Tomcats at an Iranian airbase. Satellite image ©2026 Vantor. New satellite imagery shows several of Iran's F-14s destroyed by recent airstrikes. Iran is the sole remaining operator of the iconic, American-made Tomcat fighter jet. The Israeli military said it targeted Iran's F-14 fleet over the weekend. New satellite imagery shows several destroyed American-made F-14 fighter jets at an Iranian airbase that was recently targeted by Israeli strikes. The images, collect...

Russia's Dmitriev says he discussed global energy crisis with U.S. counterparts

We discussed both promising projects that can ‌contribute to the restoration of Russian-American relations, as ​well as the current crisis situation in global energy markets, he said

Exclusive-US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources

US mainland under threat? What FBI memo says about possible Iranian drone strike

An FBI memo suggests Iran might launch a surprise drone attack on California from a ship. This possibility emerged after US strikes on Iran. California officials state they are prepared for emergencies. The alert follows recent US-Iran military actions in the Middle East, which began last month with strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader.

By TOI WORLD DESK

Legitimate rights, reparations, guarantees: Iran poses three conditions to end war with US

The war between Iran and United States, Israel has been going on for over almost two weeks now.

US intelligence shows Iran government is not at risk of collapse: Sources - The Straits Times

US intelligence shows Iran government is not at risk of collapse: Sources  The Straits Times

Oscars 2026: Hollywood’s biggest night on alert after FBI warns of possible Iran drone strike

FBI warned Iran wanted to launch drone attacks on US West Coast in response to strikes - report

"We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles," the alert read.

US Intelligence Says Iranian Regime Not At Risk Of Collapse: Report

US intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless US and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Flames in the Gulf: Iran attacks tankers, global oil shock deepens

Iran appeared to have set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. had already won the war. Unleashed with joint […]

War likely to worsen repression in Iran: UN probe

GENEVA (AFP) -- The war in the Middle East is likely to result in worsening institutionalised repression of Iranian citizens, UN-mandated investigators probing rights abuses in Iran said Wednesday. The UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said civilians in the country were caught between ongoing armed hostilities and repression that has reached unprecedented levels, which may amount to crimes against humanity. Iran's deepening human rights crisis "is likely to worsen in th

By The Korea Herald

Attacks on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz leave world on edge

• US warns of Iranian plans to mine waters of the strait, claims destroying 16 minelayers • Three commercial ships attacked by projectiles • Eight US soldiers, over 1,200 Iranians among nearly 1,900 killed across Middle East • New supreme leader ‘safe and sound’ despite reports of injury • Israel intensifies attacks on Beirut, Tehran; Iran hits back at targets across Gulf states DUBAI / TEHRAN: Iran fired at Israel and targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, while at least three ships we...

By none@none.com (Agencies | Monitoring Desk)

Tankers burn near Iraq, Iran strikes defy Trump's claims

Iran set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ⁠ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump's claim that the US had already won the war.

FBI bulletin warned of possible Iran retaliation on California targets

Iran has fought back with missile and drone aircraft attacks against Israel and several Gulf states that host U.S. military installations.

Iran keeps up pressure on US and Israel with fresh strikes across Middle East; US blasts through $5.6bn worth of weaponry in first two days of conflict

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Work from home, school closures: Pakistan enacts sweeping austerity measures as oil prices surge

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran war has disrupted global oil shipments and driven fuel prices sharply higher.

Oil tankers burn near Iraq as Iranian strikes defy Trump’s claim to have won the war

Iran appeared to have set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. had already won the war. Unleashed with joint […]

By Newsroom

Responsibility for Iran girls' school bombing must be ascertained - Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 11 - Premier Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday that responsibility for the bombing of a girls' school in southern Iran on the first day of the current war in the Middle East must be ascertained. A girls' elementary school in Minab, in the southern Hormozgan province, was destroyed on February 28, when the US and Israel started attacking Iran, killing 168-180 people, most of whom were schoolchildren, according to Iranian media. "Responsibility must be ascertained for the massacr...

By ANSA

Second government-chartered flight leaves UAE as falling drones injure four at Dubai Airport

A UAE official today condemned the Islamic Republic for targeting civilian infrastructure.

FACT CHECK: No reports of Kim Jong Un saying North Korea will join Middle East conflict

While Pyongyang called the recent attacks of the US and Israel on Iran an ‘illegal act of aggression,’ leader Kim Jong Un has not said anything about joining the conflict directly

By Rappler.com

India condemns attack on Thai cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, crew missing - Khaleej Times

India condemns attack on Thai cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, crew missing  Khaleej Times

Iran-linked boat attacks set tankers ablaze in Iraqi waters, escalating Gulf shipping crisis

Oil ports halt operations as multiple vessels hit near Strait of Hormuz, raising fears for global energy supplies

By Reuters

US/Israel-Iran War (Day 13): Oil tankers attacked in Iraq, Iran warns against protests

About 25 crew members were evacuated from both ships by Iraqi port officials. The post US/Israel-Iran War (Day 13): Oil tankers attacked in Iraq, Iran warns against protests appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

Trump and Iran signal no quick end to war as tankers burn in Iraqi waters - The Daily Star

Trump and Iran signal no quick end to war as tankers burn in Iraqi waters  The Daily Star

Iran targeted at least 25 US sites in Middle East during war: Analysis

At least 25 Iranian missile or drone attacks have targeted sites linked to the United States in the Middle East since the start of the conflict, according to an AFP analysis releas...

Iran Formulated Plan To Attack California With Drones In Case Of War: FBI

Iran Formulated Plan To Attack California With Drones In Case Of War: FBI U.S. law enforcement agencies in California were recently warned that Iran may have explored the possibility of launching drone attacks against targets on the West Coast in retaliation for Operation Epic Fury, according to a federal alert reviewed by ABC News. The bulletin, circulated by the FBI to police departments in late February, said authorities obtained information indicating that, as of early Fe...

By Tyler Durden

Iran's new supreme leader 'lightly injured' but still active, Iranian official tells Reuters - The Star

Iran's new supreme leader 'lightly injured' but still active, Iranian official tells Reuters  The Star

Even Trump supporters not enthusiastic about war in Iran, U.S. political scientist says

Americans are skeptical about the United States’ military actions in Iran, and even supporters of the President are not showing much enthusiasm.

Iran admits strike on Thai vessel Mayuree Naree in Strait of Hormuz - Nation Thailand

Iran admits strike on Thai vessel Mayuree Naree in Strait of Hormuz  Nation Thailand

Trump says US must ‘finish the job’ in Iran

"We don't want to leave early, do we? We've got to finish the job, right?" Trump said while talking about the US-Israeli operation against Iran during a speech in Hebron, Kentucky. The post Trump says US must ‘finish the job’ in Iran appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

New strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz; oil climbs back to $100 — Iran and Hezbollah launch their first coordinated attack on Israel, in response to Beirut and Tehran (updated)

Six vessels targeted near the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours as regional tensions escalate; drone attacks spread across the Gulf while global oil prices surge. The post New strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz; oil climbs back to $100 — Iran and Hezbollah launch their first coordinated attack on Israel, in response to Beirut and Tehran (updated) appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Christine Giannou

Spain decides to withdraw ambassador to Israel in protest to war on Iran - Tehran Times

Spain decides to withdraw ambassador to Israel in protest to war on Iran  Tehran Times

Iran-US-Israeli war enters day 12 as conflict widens across region - the-star.co.ke

Iran-US-Israeli war enters day 12 as conflict widens across region  the-star.co.ke

Oil tankers burn near Iraq as Iranian strikes defy Trump’s claim to have ’won’ the war - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Oil tankers burn near Iraq as Iranian strikes defy Trump’s claim to have ’won’ the war  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Iran ‘welcome to compete’ in World Cup, says Trump - Kuwait Times

Iran ‘welcome to compete’ in World Cup, says Trump  Kuwait Times

Trump says war to end 'soon' as 'nothing left to target' - Naharnet

Trump says war to end 'soon' as 'nothing left to target'  Naharnet

Denmark temporarily closes its embassy in Iran - The Copenhagen Post

Denmark temporarily closes its embassy in Iran  The Copenhagen Post

NY Times: Trump miscalculated Iran’s retaliation as war costs soar - PressTV

NY Times: Trump miscalculated Iran’s retaliation as war costs soar  PressTV

Iran War: The End of a Strategic Myth? - Seneweb

Iran War: The End of a Strategic Myth?  Seneweb